Re: Getting back to the ][, but it aint easy!

[tsetse@trance.helix.net (tsetse)]

Jawaid Bazyar (bazyar@hypermall.com) wrote:
: Mark Percival (percim@odyssee.net) wrote:
: : After using the various Apple ][ emulators for a year, I decided that
: : the time was right to get then *real* thing once more. 

: : Sun Remarketing advertises a Platinum //e for $99 US.  This looks like
[snip about shipping back and forth, brokerage...]
: : Final total is $265.21 CDN for my $99 US //e.  

: : Being a rookie at this, what should  I do next time to aviod all of
: : these charges?  Do I get a better deal from another carrier or are
: : they about all the same?

i'd start by trying to buy more stuff from our side (north) of the 
border. there's gotta be somewhere in montreal where some apple stuff can 
be found. for items that must come from the excited states, i make a 
point of using general AIRmail if at all possible. failing that, i prefer 
to have bigger items sent to a nearby american address so i can bring the 
stuff across and deal with customs myself.

:   The long-term solution would be to fight for the repeal of 
: the burdensome taxation in your country. :) That, or move to the US.

yeh, lower taxes would be nice, but so is medi-care. move to the us? no 
thanks.

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